1917 Maryland State Aggies football team

1917 Maryland State Aggies football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Curley Byrd (7th season)
Seasons ←  1916 1918  →

1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Richmond	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
VPI	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Maryland State	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1917 Maryland State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 159 to 89. The team won games against Delaware (20–0), Wake Forest (29–13), St. John's College (13–3), and Johns Hopkins (7–0), lost to Navy (62–0), North Carolina A&M (10–6), and Penn State (57–0), and played VMI to a tie (14–14). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6		Delaware *	College Park, MD	W 20–0
October 13		at Navy *	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–62
October 20		at VMI	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	T 14–14		[4]
October 27		Wake Forest *	College Park, MD	W 29–13		[5]
November 3		vs. North Carolina A&M	Central High School Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–10		[6]
November 10		St. John's (MD)	College Park, MD	W 13–3
November 17		at Penn State *	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 0–57
November 29	2:30 p.m.	at Johns Hopkins	Homewood Field Baltimore, MD	W 7–0	2,500	[7] [8]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1917 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
3. "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
4. "Maryland State ties". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maryland State on top". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "State colors lowered; Gurley leads North Carolina to 10-to-6 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 4, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lineup And Statistics For Game At Homewood". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. November 29, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
8. Matthews, C. Starr (November 30, 1917). "State Wins Football Title By Defeating Hopkins". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com .